Improvement in vapor-baths



Uurrng'rarns PA OFFTGMEIF CARRIE A. MUNRO, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAHTERRITORY.

IMPROVEMENT IN VAPOR-BATHS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,500, dated June 4,1878 application filed April 23, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mrs. CARRIE AURELIA MUNRO, of the city and county ofSalt Lake, in Utah Territory, have invented a new and ImprovedVapor-Bath, of which the following is a specification:

Figure l is a longitudinal section of my improved vapor-bath. Fig. 2 isa plan view, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectiontaken on line :0 ac in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

7 The object of my invention is to provide a portable, compact, andconvenient vapor-bath, in which a bath may be taken either in a sittingor reclining posture.

The invention consists in a box of peculiar form, having neck-aperturesfor both the sitting and reclining postures, and containing a removablecot, a stool, and vaporizing apparatus, as hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawing, A is the box or main portion of thevapor-bath, of which a is the foot and b the head. The floor of the bathis divided into four sections, 0 d e f, of different level. Thefoot-section c is lowest, and supports the vaporizing apparatus g Thesection 0 is a little higher than the sectionc, c, and supports the seath. The section d lies between the sections 0 e, and is raised abovethem. The section f is higher than the other sections, and inclinesdownward slightly toward the section 0.

Cleats i are secured to the sides j k of the vapor-bath, and inclineslightly from the head toward the foot of the bath, for supporting thecot l, which is provided with transverse and longitudinal strips ofwebbing for supporting the body of the subject. The cot is also providedwith handles at its sides for introducing it into and removing it fromthe bath.

The bath is provided with two doors, m n. The larger door at is to admitthe patient, and the smaller door a is provided with a glass panel, andslides in guides in the side of the bath, and is designed to cover theaperture through which the vaporizing apparatus is adjusted.

The highest portion of the box is above the floor-section e, andcontains two apertures, o

12, both of which are provided with suitable covers. The aperture 0 isdesigned for the escape of vapor, and the aperture 1) receives the neckof the patient, aportion,q, of the top being removable, to admit ofplacing the neck in the said aperture. From the highest portion thebox-top is inclined downward toward each end.

The inclined portion 1' is removable, being inserted in grooves in thesides j k. It is provided with a neck-aperture, s, which may be closedby the slide t.

At the end of the box, below the neck-aperture 8, there is a bracket orrest, a, for receiving a small pillow for supporting the head of thepatient when in a reclining position.

The top of the box, over the section 0 d, is sloped downward toward thefoot end of the bath, which is inclined toward it.

The vaporizing apparatus consists of a tripod stand, 0;, whose legs restin a pan, to. The pan to contains an alcohol-lamp, a, having a removabletop, b. The tripod stand supports a shallow pan, 0, for containing theliquid or substances to be vaporized.

The manner of usin g myimproved vapor-bath is as follows: If the patientdesiresto sit during the treatment, he enters the bath through the doorm, and is seated on the stool h. The neck is placed in the neck-openingp, and the removable portion q is inserted and the door m closed. Vaporis then generated from liquid contained by the pan 0 by means of heatfrom the lamp a. When aperson who is too feeble to sit is to be treated,the cot l is employed. The person being placed thereon is placed in thebath through the end, and the head is permitted to rest on a pillowplaced on the bracket u.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A vapor-bath provided with top and end aperturesfor receiving the neck, and having a pillow-support, u, substantiallyasherein shown and described.

2. The cot I, having the transverse and longitudinal strips of webbing,in combination with the box A, having cleatsi, as herein shown anddescribed.

3. A vapor-bath box, A, having an apertured top, with removable portionq, and having the removable inclined end'piece r and neck-aperture s,substantially as shown and described.

CARRIE AURELIA MUNRO.

Witnesses:

G. W. STAYNER,

Jo's. F. SIMMoNs.

